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Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1960
November 8, 1960
Nominee		Elmer Andersen	Orville Freeman
Party		Republican	DFL
Popular vote		783,813	760,934
Percentage		50.56%	49.08%
Incumbent Governor Orville Freeman DFL Governor-elect Elmer Andersen Republican

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The 1960 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1960. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate Elmer Andersen defeated Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party challenger Orville Freeman.

[edit] Results

1960 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Elmer Andersen	783,813	50.56%	+8.35%
	DFL	Orville Freeman	760,934	49.08%	-7.67%
	Industrial Government	Rudolph Gustafson	5,518	0.36%	-0.58%
Majority			22,879	1.48%
Turnout			1,550,265
	Republican gain from DFL		Swing

[edit] See also

• List of Minnesota gubernatorial elections

[edit] External links

• http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653
• http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657

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